Castles in Gower

With an array of uncountable cheap last minute holidays, anyone can now practically enjoy touring around the different corners of the world. If you are one of the many who love walking perhaps, Gower Peninsula is for you. It is a host to many interesting castles, making it an enchanting place to visit..

There are several castles scattered throughout the peninsula which in Norman times was known as the ‘Lordship of Gower’. The largest castle was the now almost totally ruined Swansea castle with other structures at Pennard, Penrice, Oxwich, Oystermouth and Weobley.

The Normans needed these castles to defend themselves from the frequent Welsh attacks. All too often the Welsh were unable to sustain their attack and any damage they managed to cause the fortifications were soon repaired.

The Gower castles we see in part today are not the original structures which were built of timber on mounds of stone and rubble. It was not until the thirteenth century that stone castles were constructed.

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